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Subversive Comics and Paul Nicholson are teaming up for a new comic series, Mayhem. Nicholson has been a designer with Japanese video games and music labels as well as creating the Laughing Man logo for Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex. Subversive is an indie comic publisher based in the UK with titles like Bearlands, … [Read more…]
Starring Roddy Piper in his final feature film role; based on the Alterna Comics title Terror Films has acquired THE CHAIR for distribution to streaming on demand and video on demand services. The film follows the plot of the Alterna Comics psychological horror comic book created and written by Peter Simeti with art by Kevin … [Read more…]
Editor’s Note: I was provided a PDF review copy of Eden by the publisher. Eden is another great release brought to you by Alterna Comics with Eric Henson filling the role of artist and writer on the project. The story of Eden is set in 2714 and Earth is under the rule of a tyrannical alien race.  Brigadier … [Read more…]
Editor’s Note: I was sent a review copy of The Ferryman after requesting it from the creator. The Ferryman is a new comic from Sean Campbell and currently going through funding over on Indiegogo. The story takes place in a future where the idea of an afterlife is no longer the stuff of legend, faith, or … [Read more…]
Editor’s Note: I was provided a review copy by the publisher for this review. Metaphase, which went to a second printing already, was inspired by creator Chip Reece’s son Ollie. Chip wanted to create something unique, and special for his son, who has Down syndrome.  “METAPHASE is a prime example of how important comic books and graphic … [Read more…]
IT CAME OUT ON A WEDNESDAY #2 (W) Troy Vevasis, Terry Mayo, Jeremy Massie, Chas! Pangburn, Shawn Milazzo, Chris Charlton, Justin Sane (A) Dave Swartz, Cem Iroz, Aleksandar Jovic, Jeremy Massie, Juan Calle, Ryan Quackenbush, Nico Leon (Cover) Kelly Williams $1.99, 48 pgs, Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Full Color, Newsprint Interior Cursed dolls, a mustachioed skeleton, a computer … [Read more…]
JUNE IT CAME OUT ON A WEDNESDAY #1 (W) Peter Simeti, Troy Vevasis, Ben Slabak, Jeremy Massie, Stephanie Cannon, Various (A) Michael Oppenheimer, Aleksandar Jovic, Salo Farias, Jeremy Massie, Various (CA) Eli Powell $1.99, 56 pgs, Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Full Color, Newsprint Interior APR181244 Focusing on horror, sci-fi, and fantasy – this bi-monthly ongoing double-sized anthology features the best and brightest … [Read more…]
There has been a lot of background noise around the recent release of Black Panther. Â Unfortunately it did cause me some trepidation in going to see it. Â I thought, this better be good or the noise around it will be an absolute nightmare beyond what it already was. Â It is a MCU movie though, and … [Read more…]
The Island is an ongoing webcomic series set in a future Earth that has been ravaged by war. Anant, a sailor on an Indian naval submarine arrives on the island seeking the town of Peony Hill. He’s met by a strange young woman who offers to help. Nearby is also a Chinese aircraft carrier where … [Read more…]
It’s not often a comic leaves me speechless but Peter Simeti did it with The Chair. I got into the series late, during the re-release newsprint edition and now I’m a little sad that I missed the original run ten years ago. Perhaps if I hadn’t had my head buried so deep in Marvel (to … [Read more…]